throughout the morning beginning d here. at 7:25. then we'll chat with the you can stay updated all what do you think this means? oscar winning stars of "the throughout the day on our free >> rising star. post." meryl streep and tom hanks. nbc app. >> means you're wh?on't what me. should >> myhen i'm diseaselo good morning. slammed. that massive winter storm gaining strength overnight as it targets the entire east coast. more than a foot of snow and heavy winds expected in the northeast after a historic >> what about this one? >> clapping. snowfall blankets the south. >> high-five. >> hallelujah. >> jazz hands. >> maybe whatever. >> it's snowing in florida. >> this morning, states of emergency declared. wh travel a nightmare, with >> what is it? >> openness andwhat?she? thousands of flights cancelled. schools closed from georgia to people are tweeting me that. maine. we've got the very latest. >> sassy. >> whatever, you. >> hey, i'm sassy. breaking news. she is.e's information desk p. a strong earthquake shakes san francisco overnight. the tremors lasting for several >> oh, a winter storm is upon us. seconds. rattling buildings and nerves >> wait, what? it's been marching up the east but, so far, no major damage or >> the lady julie at amtrak who coast since yesterday. injuries. now our turn has arrived. we will have a live report. cease and desist. answers your phone. everyone will see snow. this got us wished existed president trump's lawyers threatening imminent legal action against his former chief

that didn't. i said this bore but draw the strategist steve bannon after we' bannon accuses donald trump jr. >> it's just before 8:30. existed but doesn't. >> wow. >> i think tt is a white>> ther? we are coming on the air with of treason in a controversial extended coverage as a winter storm is pounding our area. new tell-all book. the radar shows the giant winter trump saying his former aide >> there's red whine but there lost his mind. is notmy bannon's surprising reaction. storm off the coast but still all that plus the fever spreading a wide swath around grows. another night of no lottery us. we still have several hours to winners. go before it moves on. powerball and mega millions a live look at cape may. reaching nearly $1 billion iel go the heaviest snow is along the combined. the rush is already on to buy coast. tickets for the next drawings conditions aren't as severe today, thursday, january 4th, >> nervous laugh. >> carson, what you got? further inland. tey they are starting to intensify. 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, more than 750 schools are clos d this is "today" with savannah od, ot.harey. guthrie and hoda kotb, live from ed or delayed right now. studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> by the way, there i emoji. >> let's take a live look i got the mischievous cloud. outside in atlantic city this >> morning, everybody. morning, where the wind is high, snow has been falling for hours welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on a thursday morning. >> look outside. >> it's snowing a little bit. and she has been battling >> it is happening in the northeast. bombogenesis emoji. >> we are very excited. >> that'sis. blizzard-like conditions. the plaza crowd is still out >> reporter: i can tell you there looking strong. >> since there is a texas flag, we're definitely in the midst of of course, the storm is our top what about a nice bowl of chips story this morning. the northeast is hunkering down, a miserable winter mess here in and queso? bracing for the worst.

>> that's good. >> i would like that if that was atlantic city. the roads here are completely parts of the south are now digging out from the heaviest that. snow covered. >> it is. there's really no way for crews snowfall there in decades. >> carson, pop start. our team is spread out up and to make headway on the snow at down the east coast. >> we'll start with taylor we'll bring you the latest. this point. swift. the singer's lawyers asked a the wind gusts definitely make let's start with the bragrand r.ster of them all, mr. al judge to dismiss a copyright it worse. people are bundled in blustery lawsuit over her song "shake it storm performing exactly off." specifically these lyrics. blizzard conditions. as we expected. you can start to see almost an ♪ players gonna play, play, some had no choice but to battle eye of this storm pushing its play, play ♪ ♪ haters gonna hate, hate, hate, way in. we have achieved what was bombo hate, hate ♪ the brutal wind and snow to get ♪ baby, i'm just gonna shake to work. >> swift was sued in september snowplow crews can hardly keep by the song writers wrote, up with the accumulation. genesis, the storm. it made a dicey situation. it dropped twice what it needs to qualify in this system. pl we are going to be looking at a pla this little red corvette no lot of snow starting to fire up. pl gunna play. in fact, we have 900 miles of ♪ players nn swift's lawyers saa match for these roads. costal advisories from maine all the way down to georgia. a few good samaritans helped him blizzard warnings into tomorrow morning for parts of new musical cliche that should be in to dig out and shove him back the publiccepts of players play england. and we're going to be watching into drive. this system as it develops. we also talked to a taxi cab snow totals, washington, d.c., driver as well as others braving you're going to see about 1 to 2 and haters hating is not a new inches. philly, 3 to 6. concept. new york, 5 to 9. "will and grace" has a guest again, we could see snowfall these conditions. how hard is it to maneuver out rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour. star, nick op opperman. on the roads?

>> you got to be like driving as we move to new england, like you're walking. he's giving viewers a behind the providence, 8 to 12 . i mean, you can't evenee 8 or more in boston. ski through the windshield what is scenes look. >> we lucked into the husband of going on in front of you. abo portland could see up to 18 one of our stars, nick . inches of snow. >> it's fun. the wind gusts are going to pick it's not that cold. up. it's just breezy. gusts of over 50 to 60 miles per >> he used to be the guy on the i'm on my way to work. hour. look for extensive costal set walking megan's dog. i'll probably be out here now nick is a star. shoveling this and putting salt flooding from massachusetts all the way up into maine with this >> were you not aware that i was on this snow as well. sleeping with both of you? system. so it is going to continue to intensify, guys. >> what? >> reporter: so you could tell he was quite the optimist and he we're not even through the worst what? >> for more of the inside stage of it. as we'll talk a little bit headed to work. 22, head to today.com. it's way more than breezy. you can catch "will and grace" later, very brutally cold air is more and more cars getting stuck going to be coming in. tonight at 9:00/8:00 central here on nbc. even as they pull into the gas temperatures dropping to around ryan reynolds instagramed an zero for much of the northeast. station to fuel up here. all the ice out there because epic throwback picture. the caption reads, happy new if they are trying to make it to salt stops working below 15 year, everybody. the point is, i used to style my work, emergency workers, degrees. doctors, nurses, so forth, those >> wow. >> it'll be a mess out there. hair with a blow torch. >> all right. >> lots to talk about. >> thanks so much. folks have to get to work out in let's focus on the problems it drew comparisons. being caused by this monster "save by the bell" or nick these conditions this morning. that is the latest live in system from here in the northeast down to florida. atlantic city right now. we have nbc's catie beck in >> you've been out there since carter from "the backstreet norfolk, virginia. boys." yes, jenna, a little of the good morning. 4:30 this morning- how have you >> reporter: good morning. we are experiencing blizzard beak. seen conditions change? conditions here in norfolk. vanner be >> reporter: the only thing

wind gusts up to 35 miles an >> yes. that's better about right now hour. than it was at 4:30 this morning heavy snowfall since last night. >> daly click. the audience at an orchestra they're expecting somewhere is that we can see. between 8 and 10 inches of snow it's gotten a lot worse, performance noticed the on the ground here in norfolk conductor looked a little before this event is over. definitely more accumulation out here on the grassy and road this is extremely rare weather different. take a look. for the south. as you can imagine, causing surfaces. ♪ this driver right here is having quite a bit of chaos. das overnight, blizzard conditions a difficult time. blasting through norfolk. that is a t-rex conducting an even if it's just 3-5 inches on heavy snow and high winds making travel treacherous. orchestra. ground right now, cars are up to 10 inches predicted before not shotgun yomething you see e. having a difficult time it's all over. any guess at the song? in savannah, georgia, officials >> theme from "jurassic park." maneuvering. plows have no way to catch up are trying to determine if an amtrak derailment was weather >> yes. with the snow as it's falling. related. three cars slipped off the >> then he ate the wind section. tracks while the train carrying >> why? >> why not? 300 people was slowly backing >> there's the song. into a station. famous song. john williams' score. >> the snow is coming down a passenger reportedly said the now you can get the t-rex. faster than crews can keep up >> i get it. with it. conductor announced a track we're talked to del dot and switch was frozen. okay. "jurassic park" and they said, meanwhile, in south carolina, they're doing their very best. be a t-rex. charleston residents waking up to dangerous conditions this >> like darth vader doing one >> they have close to a thousand morning after a near record snowfall. for "star wars." a nightmare on roads and salt trucks and plowins in thos >> bonus, our friend charlie bridges. officials warning everyone to stay home. playing in the snow. >> oh. >> in south carolina.

>> awe! two states alone. >> isn't that a great shot of >> you just grab a snack and >> the most challenging charlie? >> yes. conditions are going to be the >> we miss him. in good stands with stacy and the crew. >> she's a great photographer. shore and southern delaware. sit. >> reporter: much of the region the first alert for snow and is being brought to a >> saw it this morning in the standstill. >> we were not prepared. orange room. carry on, folks. >> reporter: shovels are in carry on. wind, you're seeing both in this short supply. >> over to you, al. view from center city. let's take a look and show the first alert is for our spire you what we have going on for salt flying off the shelves. today. look at some costal rain. >> mayhem. area until 7:00 this evening. >> reporter: the rush is on for snow staples, milk, bread and northern california into the we'll see changes during the pacific northwest. temperatures nice and mild water, selling out fast. there. day. heavy snowfall at the shore and >> i have all kinds of goodies. bitter cold making its way into the plains. southern delaware is leading to freeze warnings all the way down into the gulf coast. >> reporter: rare sights like snow men in savannah. of course, we're watching this and something you almost never treacherous travel. very slippery conditions. hear. >> it's snowing in florida. nor'easter. mr. bombogenesis making his way then there are the winds. >> reporter: tallahassee getting its first measurable snow in up the coa st nearly 30 years. we're seeing winds already >> whoa! what is this? topping 40 miles an hour and we good morning. are expecting wind gusts as high >> wow. a snowy and windy morning. as 50 miles an hour. even after the snow tapers off >> reporter: but for some -- >> it's beautiful. a first alert for the through t >> reporter: -- snow on palm later today, we're going to be trees creating a winter wonderland. in for some blowing and drifting on a sliding scale, a definite 10 for kids. snow. that's going to reduce a long time since southerners this evening. have seen a day like this. visibilities possibly for the >> there was one when i was like blowing snow this afternoon 3, but i don't remember that, of evening commute. thanks to 30 to 50 miles an hour this is cape may.

wind gusts. you can kind of make out beach course. >> reporter: already here in the temperature is going to be norfolk this morning, 25,000 avenue and see the flashing stuck in the 20s all day. traffic lights. the heaviest snowfall is now people are without power. that's a significant concern for it will feel like single digits just offshore but it's still these crews, as many of them are thanks to the wind. now without heat, as well, in coming down at a good clip. >> and that's what's going on these frigid temperatures. in cape may county more than six the snowfall is set to subside around the country. you back to you. >> thank you, bombogenesis. mid-morning as the storm tracks inches on the ground, also north. as al said, it is only getting now our special series, atlantic county. start today, family and friends. stronger. we want to help you reach your savannah and hoda? >> catie, thank you so much. goals in 2018. this morning, the benefits of a here's what's to come. workout buddy. >> when a storm like this hits, i got my buddy right here, these bands of heavier snow will jenna. don't say we don't care about there's always chaos at the be pushing to the shore. you. we are letting you see us airports. that's where we find tom workout and do our aerobics as they reach inland, it's much costello for us. he covers aviation for us. lighter snowfall that is routine. we could not bar our cameras falling. in fact, i just measured here. from capturing it. we got about an inch on the good morning. >> reporter: when was the last >> it's horrible. >> take a look. time you saw reagan airport look ground. it's doing a little bit more like this? blowing than accumulating. there's nobody here to speak of. that's because, as you know, we'll still have hours of >> so my workout style is this airport is all about sometimes lazy. accumulation to go. servicing the east coast. there's more snow on the way. a little bit lethargic. the storm center is still well we have so many flight cancellations already. >> i would also say money. offshore but close enough to but look at charleston's give us not only the snow but airport. she likes to moan. overnight, they have long, long the gusty winds, gusting to 41 sometimes she moans and i want lives. half their flights now cancelled to moan. >> okay. miles an hour in atlantic city. for today. >> once the adrenalin nationwide, we've got more than and i start to feel good, so i'm the windchills will be stuck in 3,000 flight cancellations already. the single digits, while the

that number will grow. a little hesitant at the ng, nning and i finish stro it's on top of about 659 which i think is the way to do it. afternoon air temperatures are yesterday. look at the flight aware misery what about your workouts? >> well, i would say a lot of in the 20s. a cold and snowy and windy one map. times, i'm unmotivated. this is a live look at the most today. >> keep your abs in tight. affected airports all >> my abs are in tight. now to new castle county. highlighted in red. as you'd expect, the northeast, the upper right corner, is here's a live look at wilmington really the most affected. >> i know if jenna says, we're along i-95. now, the list of cancellations going, then i have to show up. delaware has issued a level one if i don't want to hear about at airports, newark, 72% of driving warning. within the past hour governor flights cancelled as of this it, then don't be the reason we moment. boston, same number. didn't go. if i'm here, i'd say, i'm peppy. carney said the warning does not laguardia, 60%. ban driving but drivers are >> come on, jenna. jfk, 27% right now. encouraged not to get on the that number will grow through road unless they absolutely have the day. philadelphia also on the list. j-e-n-n-a. >> there's clapping. to for work or health reasons. >> come on. i can also tell you that they're >> you do like the one clap. very concerned about tomorrow. we're likely to see flight when we go around the world. cancellations extending into >> reporter: this is delaware tomorrow, especially in the >> come on, jenna. one in smyrna. northeast. >> double clap, yes. amtrak today offering a modified i like to clap and dance and or cancelled service between have fun. >> she's the cheerleader, but d.c. and boston because of the you can see this is delaware one. never was. this is about as main road as snow. >> exactly. really unusual amounts of snow, you get. as you know, down in the >> i like to move. maybe not quite as big as i-95, carolinas and georgia. back to you. i think savannah does, too.ne o >> lots to talk about there. tom, thank you. but you can see the road is let's head farther up the particularly athletic, but we coast. matched, so we eling of mo don blizzard warnings in effect in new york city. public schools here are closed. completely covered. four wheel drive cars are

getting by okay. national correspondent craig are just as good as the other.> melvin is a few blocks to our we've seen a lot of sedans not north in central park. hey, craig. how is it looking? >> reporter: good morning to at all. getting by. >> four, three, two, hold it up. you. typically in new york city, we we've seen them crawling along, gauge the severity of storms by >> is that not hard for you? >> it's hard for me. holding up the rest of traffic the number of dog walkers we see what do you think? and creating hazards that way. in central park or runners, as >> you're not making any noises. well. i can tell you there's just been the speed has been reduced onto >> we also sometimes jusike a handful of folks in the park to complain. so far. a lot of folks deciding to sit 45 miles per hour. this one out. together, loudly. here's the thing though, right >> exactly. until it's finished. the level one restriction now, the temperature, 25 doesn't mean you have to stay off the road, but you should a friend to degrees. that's actually, believe it or workout with makes a huge stay off the road and if you go not, a bit warmer than what difference. first of all, it is more fun. out, use extreme caution. we've seen over the past week or >> just sit down. you'll feel a lot better. so. we've been talking about the >> i'll try. the cities of doare closed toda. brutal cold that's been gripping >> just snp rope in place. much of this country. that's what's going to be behind >> i don't like to go to the this thing. gym. i don't like to exercise. a lot of folks here in new york i almost never want to go. city bracing for the sub zero but if jenna and i are going together, it's kind of fun. most schools are closed off. temperatures that we're going to be seeing on the back end of i know we get to chat and catch my family up in northern this. up. al predicted a number of inches of snow for new york city. sometimes we talk through the whole thing, which makes i ever within the past few hours, we have started to see the snow delaware, both of their schools pick up. i'm like, one more. in the past 15 to 20 minutes, every time she hears me moan, are closed down. we've started to see the wind on the del dot app, you can see pick up, as well. you mentioned mayor de blasio same thing. >> by the way, it's a healthier shutting down the schools in new where all the plows are in

version of a d thing, what delaware. that gives you a good indication york city. connecticut, new jersey school we'd really like to be doin of where the heaviest snow is. systems have fallen suit. public libraries have also been grabbing a cheeseburger or shut down. a number of federal courthouses, drinking. >> sometimes we get a glass of in delaware right now that's as well. wine after the workout. sussex county. folks being told by employers, a >> afterwards. we try not to do that on we're going to stop and talk to number of them, if you don't people and find out how all this have to be out in new york city mondays. >> we do still. mess is affecting them and today, work from home. savannah, hoda, back to you it just feels good. guys. >> thank you so much. >> yeah. >> it's more fun together. certainly just the safety >> exactly. hazards and issued involved. we started in norfolk, then >> that's the bottom line. >> more fun. >> love you. in northern delaware the snow washington, new york, now let's >> that was hard. isn't as heavy right now but the >> oh, gosh. >> well, you know what, there go farther to the north. are a lot of benefits to going farther south we go the heavier folks are bracing for a foot or with your friend. it gets and the worse the roads get. we do have fun doing it. if you have to go out, please be fitness tinerob careful. more. here, author of supercarb it's a pretty hazardous that's where ms. dylan dreyer situation. is. >> reporter: hey, savannah. diet." he'll walk us through the the first flakes just started now. we could see up to a foot of benetsyou have? here's a live look outside snow here in boston, but it's at broad street in center city. the cold and wind on the backside of this storm that have philadelphia traffic is really new englanders most worried. slowing. it can't go much faster on those >> we're facing our first big snow covered roads. storm of 2018. if you are tuning in and looking certainly, it's starting off for the today show you can kind with a bang. >> reporter: this morning, it on cozy tv on comcast. extreme winter weather is on its way.

blinding blizzard conditions expected to pummel parts of the northeast on land and on sea. this morning the city of philadelphia is towing cars >> freezing temperatures, steel parked on snow emergency routes breaking, people getting hurt. that haven't been moved. it's bad out there. overnight we found that traffic >> reporter: millions in new officers were ticketing cars on england are going to take it on the chin with the storm expected south broad street. under the city's snow emergency, to deliver its biggest blow in the region. >> please stay off the roads if all parked cars must be moved you can. >> reporter: the powerful storm off snow emergency routes for undergoing bombogenesis, a plowing purposes. the snow has definitely picked up across the city. sudden drop in atmospheric pressure that rapidly lauren, what are conditions like intensifies a storm. >> i lived in new england all my life and sometimes i wonder, oh, where you are? >> reporter: the snow is coming my goodness. down and it is blowing sideways. >> reporter: snow plows are on we're right on south broad standby. street right here in south crews spreading sand and salt philadelphia. before the first flakes started we're right off of oregon. flying. residents flocking to stores to it's a busy morning out here. stock up on supplies and ride out the storm. we're seeing a lot of cars trudging through what is now a >> have some battery jumpers, slushy, dirty mess on the street de-icing, cables, in case the here. it hasn't really been cleared battery dies. away and it is just moving around as they are moving >> reporter: the cold and potential already power outages through it. where i am right now, this is an has officials stressing safety and patience. area that leads to the septa >> asking you to be careful, be

safe and be warm. >> reporter: boston public schools are closed today. blizzard warnings are in effect for this area until 7:00 this evening. the power goes out, which it station. it actually made two passes this most likely will in some areas with wind gusts up to 60 miles morning because the snow is still coming down. per hour, it's the staying warm this will help out folks who are on the back side of the storm that's going to be a major taking public transportation. if you are driving, i hope you concern. by friday and especially weren't parked where we saw on saturday morning, we could see south broad street. let me show you what we saw as wind chills at least 20 degrees below zero. we came in here this morning. savannah and hoda? >> dylan, thank you. that was towing. we saw multiple tow trucks also ahead on this busy thursday morning, a bitter rift moving vehicles that had parked appears to be widening between president trump and his former along the snow emergency route chief strategist steve bannon. there on south broad street. at the heart of it, explosive accusations from bannon in a as we moved along the road, i controversial new tell-all book on the trump white house. also want to show you what it's national correspondent peter like to be driving out here this alexander has the latest on all morning. this. good morning. depending on where you are, >> reporter: good morning to you. you're going to see different based on my conversations with conditions. senior aides here, the president let me show you this driving wasn't just stunned by bannon's video along south broad street. claims, he was furious and it's sort of patchy. there are areas where you can disgusted. see the pavement and then there new details about how president trump is firing back. are other areas where it is just

one of his lawyers saying snow packed down by each car they're prepared to sue steve that comes across. and back out here live, you can bannon for liable and slander. see that snow is still coming down. it is blowing across the roads. you're going to see that blowing making disparaging comments into your windshield. if you're walking, it is going about the president himself. to be blowing into your face. first the fire and then the hopefully that wind is at your fallout. overnight, a lawyer for the president blasting bannon for breaching a non-disclosure back. >> before you go, this is agreement. sending this cease and desist usually a pretty busy time in the city. how is this compared to a normal letter warning legal action is imminent. bannon says he backs his old rush hour? >> reporter: it is not a sleepy boss. day here in south philadelphia. >> he's a great man. i support him day in and day i'm seeing people walking here. out. >> reporter: earlier, trump's you can see a guy across the way there out walking his dog. former chief strategist unloading in a new book. cars are coming through. it is not bumper to bumper but talking about possible collusion between the trump campaign and folks are out this morning. we're seeing them maybe walking russian operatives. to work, getting out behind the bannon describing the meeting hosted by don junior as wheel and clearing off their cars. folks are getting out in it. unpatriotic and treasonous. >> did donald trump jr. commit they're just maybe doing it a little slowly and hopefully fmoe treason? >> it is a ridiculous accusation. >> reporter: bannon, who didn't join the campaign until two

carefully this morning. months after the meeting going further, insisting there is zero now let's go north to camelback mountain. chance trump jr. didn't people may be excited to hit the introduce his russian guests to his father. slope there s there today. trump saying he wasn't aware of the meeting until 2017. the russian lawyer says she there are attractions closed never saw the future president. today in philadelphia. bannon, who once dismissed the philadelphia zoo closed. russian investigation as a total we have a list. everything is right there on our parse, told "fire and fury" app. nbc 10 is here for you throughout this storm. author michael wolff the trump we'll have the latest forecast, team should talk to them snow totals, all the school immediately. the investigators are going to crack don junior like an egg on closings and any traffic trouble national tv. spots. it's about 20 minutes before the president writing, in part, steve bannon has nothing to do 9:00 right now. with me or my presidency. we're taking a live look at cape when he was fired, he not only may. this is a look at jackson street lost his job, he lost his mind. in cape may where it is very adding, steve doesn't represent snowy. my base. very few people on the road in he's only in it for himself. sharp contrast to the hustle and it's an abrupt aboutface. bustle that lauren was outlining >> steve has been a friend of for us. the shore has been battered by mine for a long time. i like steve a lot. this storm. >> reporter: axios says bannon >> yes. that's where we expected to see sees himself as trump's heir. the heaviest totals and that

while making detailed plans to where we're getting them. run for president in 2020 if trump does not. you can see the cold is actually pushing that rain farther out to potentially pitting bannon against the nickname for ivanka sea. so those heavier bands are farther out to sea. and jared, who supposedly have presidential hopes, as well. look at those heavy bands moving the first lady's office towards the shore, atlantic city dismissing it as fiction. "fire and fury" reignites and towards cape may as well. questions about the president's there's already a lot of snow on treatment of women who worked for him. the ground in southern delaware. saying the president referred to 29-year-old aide hope hicks as a one report, up to 7 inches of piece of tail. and called the acting attorney snow so far. general salaly yates a far more vulgar term. less expected for philadelphia the book suggests the president and the suburbs. the farther away from the coast, was so paranoid he might be the less you're going to see. new jersey, cape may, 6 inches. poison poisoned, he wouldn't let housekeepers touch his toothbrush. one other note, the president dissolved his commission on election integrity, which was eldora, 4.5 inches. formed to help validate the

president's unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. he said people voted illegally in the last election. he said states weren't being cooperative. this morning, the president reupped his claim about illegal voting on twitter, again, se stockley, 6.5 inches. without evidence to prove it. >> peter alexander at the white house. thanks. >> we should mention, michael wolff, the author of "fire and new castle, delaware, just 1 fury" will be here for an exclusive, live interview inch is on the ground. tomorrow on "today." this is what we're expecting. this is his first talking about the heavier snowfall totals of his new book, the fire storm 8-12 inches on track for southern delaware, southeastern surrounding it. that's tomorrow morning on sussex county and into cape may "today." now back to the breaking county and atlantic county as news we mentioned at the top of well and even farther to the the show. an earthquake shook people out of beds this morning in north in lower burlington county california, rattling nerves in the bay area. and portions of ocean county. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest. farther inland, we've got 4-8 good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as you mentioned, this earthquake was certainly large inches. and then there is wilmington and enough to jolt many people out of bed overnight. philadelphia, kind of bordering a 4.4 magnitude. the 2-4 inch and the 4-6 inch the epicenter in the berkeley area. rattling cities like san range. we're getting light akoccumulatn francisco and oakland in the bay

area. it struck at 2:40 a.m. in the suburbs, on track for 2-4 it was felt up to 40 miles away. locals reported a sharp jolt, inches. several seconds of shaking. the pocono mountains will see no reports of serious damage or injuries. even less than what we're going a tremor of this size certainly to see in the rest of the area. is not catastrophic, but it can kind of the opposite you would expect with the winter storm. do damage. local fire departments will that's what this nor'easter is bringing us today. respond to check buildings on it's about 20 minutes to infrastructure, making cure bridges and overpasses are okay. 9:00. we have you covered with everything you need to know. minor earthquakes in this area driving conditions around the are something this region is used to. area are varied depending on of course, the last devastating where you are. earthquake in the san francisco but we have reporters and cam a bay area was in 1989. a 6.9 crippled the region for cameras across the area. months. today's jolt, a reminder we all almost everyone is saying, look, live on shaky ground in this if you don't have to go out, state. savannah? don't go out. >> miguel, thank you. stay here with us. nearly $1 billion is up for grabs in the countries two big lottery games after no winning tickets were sold in last night's powerball game. the jackpot soared to $550 million. the next drawing is saturday night. here's the good news, you won't

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it has the jersey shore and your home and your car safe in the snow and ice. delaware beaches under a of course, jeff rossen is to the blizzard watch. rescue. this is a live picture of >> of course. plus, the dangerous side of tarted off as light snow. legalizing marijuana. why police in california say it's intensifying. they have already been we have many more hours of snow struggling with the state's new to go. laws. first on a thursday morning, >> let's take a live look at this is "today" on nbc. center city, philadelphia, where liberty one and two, you can see ,000 deas in america last year. those visible in the foreground background is obscured because vish visibility is pretty bad right now in philadelphia. and it gets worse as we go closer to the shore and the delaware beaches. >> deteriorating conditions on the roads right now. we've been showing you the driving conditions. we need to stand up and say enough. the only way this problem is going to be solved jessica boyington has been is if we raise our voices. monitoring conditions. >> any time a crash clears, choose help over helplessness, another one pops up. road conditions, depending on hope over hopelessness. where you are, are not great. make sure that the lives we've lost >>right. will not have been lost in vain. so everything keeps popping up over and over again. addiction is a disease. what we're seeing a lot of is when you ask for help, people getting in accidents off

help is there for you. the ramps, around any sharp curves. we just watched a clearing on the skochuylkill at the vine westbound side. you can see everybody going by is pretty slow as well. 422 has been a mess all morning. we had an earlier crash on the eastbound side. 37 minutes for this eastbound drive time. everybody's crawling there with speeds into the teens. in plymouth we're watching a crash on germantown pike right around jolly road. cameras on the atlantic city expressway not showing volume but definitely a lot of snow coverage. difficult to see on the roads but you can also see they're kind of moving pretty slow. at the shore, you're going to see a lot of problems.

the p.a. turnpike speed restriction down to 45 miles per hour. the new jersey turnpike, down to 35 miles per hour. for you that's an alternate if you're heading to delaware and trying to get down 295. we've seen accidents on 295. we've told you that the coming up, check out our state offices in delaware are hearty crowd outside. closed. we just got this on twitter. a little snow but we're going to head out and see them in a little bit. get ready to get fit. governor christie declaring a grab a friend. state of emergency in cape may. guess what savannah and jenna did. they put their '80s workout routine to the test. they'll talk about buddying up >> krystal klei is tracking how and how that helps. >> oh, my gosh. much snow you could see in your >> go girl. neighborhood. >> that video will self-destruct we first want to start with bill in 30 seconds. plus, the oscar winning stars of "the post" opening up henley in the weather center with what's happening outside right now. about their movie and what is being done to change the culture >> this is exactly why we do in hollywood. in hollywood. a lot neighborhood weather, because ♪ hey! in hollywood. a lot ♪ bee to hive for that honey you know ♪ ♪ of that get up and go l you e you'll get a huge variation ♪ put in the good and the good will grow ♪

depending on where you are. look at the snow spreading from ♪ good goes around and around and around hey! the carolinas into our area into new england. ♪ honey to the o is the yum in yo bowl ♪ the heaviest bands are just offshore and moving on shore to ♪ playing around that's how we roll ♪ new jersey. you see atlantic city into ocean ♪ start with the good and watch good flow ♪ ♪ good goes around and around and around hey! ♪ county. another band of heavy snow pushing towards cape may right speaking of good, you'll love new chocolate peanut butter cheerios. now. the snow has been on and off. it's not quite as heavy as it making a target run after cli need vitamins. was earlier in southern inhale... delaware. the system is now pulling away i'm out of yogurt! i need protein powder. from our coast just a little i'll drive. i need ice cream! bit, but that's still steady get low prices, snow and it is accumulating. today and every day. target run & done. seven inches on the ground and climbing in southern delaware. in philadelphia, some steady but they see you like it's the first time, every time. they see a tough day a mile away. thr though fairly light snow for and things they can't unsee. philadelphia and the suburbs. the wind is going to be whipping they see life. and they see love. every time they see you. well after the snow comes to an end. this is lunchtime. maybe dogs can't see color. temperatures are going nowhere. 25 in allentown, 25 in but what they see is so much more. dogs are more. philadelphia, wilmington,

let's treat them that way. millville and a degree or two milk-bone. doing more for dogs since 1908. warmer at the shore. we're still seeing the steadier snowfall at the noontime hour along the coast. actually, the biggest dinos only ate plants! mu-um dinosaurs only eat meat! that's accumulating snow through and country crock is made with plants. country crock has always been delaware and philadelphia and made with the goodness of plants. it has real, simple ingredients... the lehigh valley. and the same country fresh taste you love. at 4:00 this computer model is welcome to crock country. showing it rapidly tapering off from the west. snow will still be falling but can feel like a... that's much lighter snow for big bad 4:00 this afternoon for the thing shore. but then we do our taxes with turbo tax. atlantic city will see some light to moderate snow at that if you're nervous, they have real, time. live help you can talk to. but then as we go into the hi, turbo tax lady! evening hours, the snow clears can i claim a mask as a deduction? out, the wind will keep going. yes, if it's required for work. look at the temperatures well, goody gumdrops! dropping into the single digits see, nothing to be afraid of at all. overnight tonight. you'll see it at midnight intuit turbotax tonight. first we get the snow and then we have to deal with the snow with advil's fast relief, you'll ask, "what pulled muscle?" blowing in the strong gusty winds and the winds bringing in "what headache?" nothing works faster to make pain a distant memory. much colder air for the next few

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this trend lasts into the downy and it's done. weekend as well. we'll talk more about that coming up. proud partner of the olympic winter games. here's another live look at cape may as we continue to show you live pictures around our region. look at that. we just learned the cape m 7:26 and we are tracking this winter storm. may convention hall will be now conditions are dirnfferent closed. across our viewing area. this is a live picture in ocean we'd love to see what it looks like in your neighborhood. it's easy to send your pictures city. this area of the shore is through our free nbc 10 app. experiencing blowing snow. let's get a look from bill we'll right back with continuing henley. coverage of this winter storm. >> our first alert is still in effect. look at the flag and the snow coming down in wilmington. the entire area will be impacted by this storm that's going to be with us until 7:00 tonight. the strong gusty winds will continue. accumulating snow this morning, a treacherous morning commute but even this afternoon getting around difficult with 30 to 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts. we'll see blowing and drifting snow and look at this storm. the heavy snow expected right along the coastline especially

heavy at the jersey shore and in southern delaware. in some spots, 7 inches on the ground. cape may county, 4 and a half inches and much less inland, but there's more snow on the way. there's a lot of storm here and you can see the winds wrapping around it. that's going to keep our gusty winds with us not only this morning but into this afternoon. look at those wind gusts now, 44 miles an hour in atlantic city. that's going to make for some cold shoveling during the day. the temperatures will be in the 20s but with that steady gusty wind it will feel like it's in the single digits all day long. >> thanks. now to new castle county, a live picture there. this is wilmington along 95. a lot of officials tell us they have hundreds of plows out and they remind drivers to keep a safe distance. let those workers do their jobs. conditions are changing in philadelphia. you'll find snow covered roads if you head out this morning. here's a live look at i-95 and

more snow is on the way as the morning commute continues. let's get you updated on traffic and the conditions with jessica boyington. >> definitely, yes, we knew we would see this. we're watching a heavy morning commute. i-95 is where we're rt staing. this is the northbound side. they pulled back away from the scene. they have road flares out, heavy traffic being diverted around the scene. a common scene that we're watching and the snow is starting to cover all of the roads as well. we're seeing really bad drive just a few minutes before times because of a crash on the eastbound side where a car went 9:00 right now. heavy snow is blowing across our off the road. all lanes blocked for a portion area and some of the most of time. now we're at a 21 minute trip extreme weather conditions are at the jersey shore. >> let's take a life look at ocean city right now. right now. speeds down into the teens for now and that's all traffic you can see the gusty wind. we just lost that picture. moving toward the schuylkill expressway. we have cameras, though, across we have a jackknifed tractor trailer, another thing we see a the area. especially the jersey shore are lot when the roads are slippery under that blizzardnithey have out. this is on the new jersey

turnpike's southbound side. if you want to take 295 to get >> we have word from the by the scene for now that can be governor's office thatclared a an option for you, but it's not closed. there's just big delays by the scene now. we're watching out shore road emergency in several counties in down towards the jersey shore new jersey. >> we've been asking you to send near route 50. in your pictures. pretty much what we're seeing everywhere. snow is covering the roads and krystal klei is here with video and pictures being sent in. this isn't one of the huge majors in the area. >> we're getting some really the garden state parkway looks a good photos. bit better than this. we want to show some of them the snow starting to accumulate off. let's start with a look at some on the surfaces. of those pennsylvania photos and watch the on and off ramps and give yourself extra time when you head out the door. videos. this one's really cool. and this morning the city of this is a time lapse video. philadelphia is towing away cars looks like they put it onto parked on snow emergency routes. their windshield and let it roll this is a live look at broad as they were driving. street. you can see how rough these you can see the conditions overnight before the towing started at 4:00 a.m. we found officers ticketing the roads are. how about this picture sent in, cars on south broad street. under the city's snow emergency a really beautiful look at the all of those parked cars have to be moved off those snow rail here. it's a snowy picture as well. emergency routes for plowing. they're not enforcing the pretty much everything throughout our viewing area has at least a coasting of snow. meters. nbc 10 is here throughout this

winter storm. you can count on nbc 10 for the farther south we've had reports latest forecasts and the latest snow totals. of 6 inches in southern delaware we have it all for you. count on it. and the jersey shore. this is a view from the ben franklin bridge. another shot from beth. we're back at 7:30 on this thursday morning, january 4th, y yes, it is snowing. you can see the blowing snow. 2018. that's one of the problems we snowy day for the east coast. were worried about, the blowing you're looking at the front lawn of the white house. snow. that's going to limit the similar scene farthest up the visibility. coast, right next to us in if you unfortunately had to get out on the roadway this morning, central park in new york city, where the snow and winds are you would have noticed that. that's continuing as we speak. intensifying. it's happening all up and down the east coast. a view of septa. >> looks pretty right now, but definitely a big story. it's where we begin with a check of the headlines. this looks like philadelphia >> winter woall wallop. international airport. i came in last night from the southwest. there wasn't any snow. >> it's starting off with a now it is a coated picture we bang. >> freezing cold temps blast the have. whoever posted this, we are east coast as the nor'easter jealous of you guys right now. targets the northeast after

leaving the frozen south in its this is a beautiful picture of a wake, cancelling thousands of tree in someone's back yard. flights and closing schools. >> blizzard warnings from we're going to get more pictures virginia up to parts of maine. throughout all of our neighborhoods and share them with you guys. near hurricane force winds. as the snowfalls,please show cease and desist. overnight, a lawyer for the president blasts steve bannon for breaching a non-disclosure us what it's like in your neighborhood. see it, share it by sending agreement, warning legal action is imminent, after bannon photos and videos through the nbc 10 app. now here's a live picture described that now infamous trump tower meeting hosted by the president's son, don junior, from allentown. if you're headed that way, the as unpatriotic and treasonous in pennsylvania turnpike has a new book. lowered the speed limit to 45 >> did the president's son commit treason? >> i think that is a ridiculous miles an hour on the northeast extension up to the landsdale accusation. safe and sound. a pair of young sisters who exit. vanished from their texas home we have live cameras everywhere. last week after their mother's storm force 10 is driving around suspicious death are found safe delaware right now. in colorado. a live picture along route 13 a suspect now in custody. southbound in dover. >> many, many hours went into ensuring that these girls were found safe. look out below. a nearly 20,000 pound chinese space station now falling back to earth. experts calling its path

uncontrolled. warning it's nearly impossible to predict where the debris will land. and lending a hand. a milwaukee city bus driver helps a woman in labor on to her bus, staying with her until the ambulance arrives. today, thursday, january 4th, 2018. >> wow. >> good deed. >> remarkably calm under pressure. >> right. we move to the special series we've been doing on california's green rush. the legalization of recreational pot. it's creating new issues for police, as you might expect. one of the most serious, the jump in the number of people who are stoned behind the wheel. nbc's gadi schwartz with the story on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. for cops here, the message is simple, just because pot is legal in california doesn't mean it's all of a sudden a marijuana free for all. they say you'd be surprised at how many people are already high out on the roads. officers fear the new law is only going to make things worse. undercover deputies on a mission they know all too well.

raiding an illegal marijuana dispensary they busted three times before. >> this is an unpermitted, unauthorized marijuana dispen dispensa dispensary. >> reporter: inside, jars full of buds and candy edibles. trusted battery for your son's favorite toy?t before california's new law, maybe not. maybe, you could trust he wouldn't leave these were illegal narcotics. the upstairs water running. this week, they're legal to have (woman screams) or, you could just trust duracell. but not legal to sell without ♪ permits. pot shops are popping up all over los angeles selling weed, while licenses haven't been issued. >> it's not just this place they've busted. they've busted a place across the street. and one a few doors down over and over and over again. >> reporter: while on the streets, detective percy says he's bracing for more traffic crashes and deaths. >> the death rate will go up from medicinal and recreational marijuana. >> reporter: marijuana deaths doubling since pot was legalized

in colorado. >> we need to educate them on the dangers. >> reporter: there is no breathalyzer for pot, and no set limit on how much thc you can legally have in your system and get behind the wheel. instead, officers use field sobriety tests, often administered by drug recognition experts looking for clues. >> blood pressure, pulse. >> reporter: in this county with a population of more than 10 million, the experts are in high demand. >> we have approximately 15. >> reporter: how many all together do you think you'd need? >> take all the stations -- >> reporter: the sheriff says it's not just the stoned drivers on the roads. he's worried about a black market they've already seen growing. >> the gangs are still going to be involved. the cartels are still going to be involved because there's literally billions of dollars in this business. >> reporter: for those illegal dispensaries, the sheriff's department says most of them are back up and running within days of being raided, including one

they say they busted that reopened within a matter of four  hours. back to you guys. >> wow. gadi, thank you. time to get a check of the all-important weather today. everybody is tuning in for this, al. >> we are going to be looking at probably some of the coldest air of the season so far. as this polar air just spills down from canada. some of it being pulled in by this storm system. 115 million people at risk for wind chill warnings and advisories. wind chills from 15 to 40 degrees below zero. international falls, the only places not being affected by wind chill. their air temperature is minus 33 but it is calm. the wind chill is minus 33. good for you. but look out. tomorrow, we're expecting temperatures still in the frigid zone. 13 in chicago. cleveland, 14. 20 in burlington. roanoke, 26. here comes the brutal cold over the weekend. the morning lows, bangor, 14 below. that's the air temperature on

sunday. philadelphia, minus 3. raleigh, 9 above. in chicago, on saturday, you bottom out at minus 5. so it is going to be rough. these are probably the records we're going to be looking at. and that bitter cold will continue to hang in there. freeze warnings today as far south as we get to the gulf coast. that good morning. a snowy and windy morning. a first alert for the entire area through the day today until 7:00 this evening. accumulating snow will make for treacherous morning commute and blowing snow this afternoon, thanks to 30 to 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts, drifts of snow possible as well. and then there's the temperature. which is going to be stuck in the 20s all day and it will feel like it's in the single digits thanks to the wind. we'll keep you updated through the day here at nbc 10. >> for your forecast, make sure you head out to the weather channel, our friends on cable. by the way, international falls just five miles from frostbite

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a new rossen to the rescue as this monster winter storm is hammering the east coast as we speak. >> this morning we're talking about how to protect your car and your home from the shnow an the ice. jeff rossen is on eastern long island. he's got some simple hacks. hey, jeff. >> hey, guys. good morning. we're out in the storm. we have a lot of tips to get through. this is all cheap, inexpensive stuff you have laying around your house that you can use to survive this storm. let's get right to it. i want to start with protecting your car. did you know kitty litter can help protect your car? we're not talking about any kitty litter. silica crystals. you want it to look like this. blue with white crystals. that kind of cat litter. believe it or not, it absorbs moisture. take some random socks you have laying around the house -- i know you have plenty of old socks -- lathem doy them down, kitty litter inside and tie the top. get on in here. it absorbs moisture so you can

stick it in your dashboard and it'll defog the windows quickly. if you don't want to be weird by your friends, stick it under your seat. this stuff is so powerful to absorb moisture, it'll actually work for days to defog all of your windows, which is really, really cool. here's something else you can do. regular cooking spray. pam, any of the brands. cooking spray. you know how sometimes you can't open your door when it ices up and it's been parked overnight or in a parking lot? that's because water is getting in and freezing on the rubber se seam, and that's why you can't open it. before you park your car overnight, take some cooking spray, spray it right on the rubber seam like this. all around just like this. regular cooking spray. take a dish towel and wipe off the excess. that will create a barrier and a lubricant so you'll be able to open your door. let's keep on going. here's something else i did overnight. this is snow, by the way. i put a regular towel on here from your bathroom. no snow or ice on the windshield. nice and easy. something else, i'll run through

these. you have these boots, right, ladies? they're not waterproof. you can waterproof boots, shoes, sneakers, with wd-40. we dad says it's good for everything. spray it all over. let it dry. it creates a barrier, a seal. believe it or not, it makes shoes waterproof. here's something else. these are the last few bags i got in the store last night. guess what? you don't need it. bucket of hot water. a little bit of dish soap. a little splash of rubbing alcohol like that. mix it all together, guys. mix it together like that. done. you have your homemade de-icer fluid. you can put it on your pathway, and this will melt ice during the storm or after the storm. it melts it with the chemical reaction. i'll run inside for a couple quick ways to protect your home. we're inside now.

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welcome back, everybody. here's a question, why do you think anyone would panic about having to pump their own gas? that is a question that carson daly is addressing in the orange room. >> oregon introduced a new law for people to pump their own gas. they actually had banned people from pumping their gas because of, a, safety concerns, and also to protect the jobs of gas station attendants. while it may seem normal for you, me and most americans, this freedom of pumping gas is causing concern for oregon residents. let's look at social media. sandy writing, i don't know how to pump gas. i'm 62. mike wrote, i had to do it in california while visiting my brother and almost died doing it. this is a service only qualified people should perform. samantha adds, i've deployed with the army, worked as a nurse in jail. none of these scare me as much

as the thought of pumping fuel in oregon. most americans, obviously, not scared to pump gas, but some prefer not to do it. we asked, how do you prefer to fill your car's gas tank. overwhe overwhelmingly, you handle it yourself. 84%. 16% might be oregon and new jersey. we're not sure. most of the country is in luck because new jersey now stands as the only state that does not allow people to pump their own gas. one might assume, guys, the sales of electric cars in oregon could skyrocket. >> exactly. people are like, forget it. i'm not going to learn now. >> why bother? >> do you have to plug in your own car? >> carson, thank you very much. ahead, much more on how people are coping with this massive winter storm and how long is this all going to last. meryl street and tom hanks of "the post" pay a visit to studio 1a. first, we have your local news. better, faster" by daft punk is heard throughout.) (sound of typing) (sound of exhaling)

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and that breaking news is the winter storm that's pummelling parts of our viewing area. good morning. we are in a first alert right now. so let's get right to bill henley. he has your most accurate t to . >> take a look. this is a live view. you can see the roadway, but look at the camera shaking. that's the wind that's giving us the blowing snow and whiteout conditions at the shore. cape may you can barely make out the traffic lights along beach avenue. the heavy snow has been moving into the shore more than four inches on the ground in cape may county. 7 inches plus and some neighborhoods in southern delaware and look at the bands of heavy snowfall that are yet to reach the shore. those are moving in. inland, less snow but it's still accumulating snow and with the wind blowing it's going to feel cold all day. there's the center of the storm moving off to the northeast but still close enough to give us

not only snow but look at these wins. gusting to 41 miles per hour in atlantic city and we could see them hit 50 miles an hour this afternoon. still steady in philadelphia, trenton and atlantic city. starts to taper off from the west at 1:00 this afternoon. it's later this afternoon that we'll start to see this system come to an end but the wind will still be with us. >> and we it will still be a while before the roads are clear. the storm is affecting traffic throughout the area. jessica boyington is standing by with a check on the roads. >> every time an accident clears another pops up. we were watching 421 near trooper road because of a crash and i just saw a disabled vehicle here over into the ditch on the side of the shoulder after the highway. so that's pretty much what we're seeing a lot of and i wanted to show you this. so many disabled vehicles popping up all over the place. even if you're seeing that the roads are a little bit easier to come by. a snack knifed tractor trailer

out on the turnpike. this exit 7a and you can see just in the general area and even trying to get up toward trenton, everything looks like that. red, yellow, bits of orange there as well. everything is slow on a stop and go basis. 42 around creek road, so here is the northbound side. look how slow it's going. we want to see that. that's the traffic moving up toward the philadelphia area. earlier an accident on the southbound side and that traffic is still moving but very slowly at that. the snow is still over into the roads and even the treated surfaces as well into the shoulders where we're seeing a lot of people get stuck. there's also a crash out on welsh road and i'll check with the bridges too. all bridges down with speed restrictions to 35-mile-per-hour. that goes for the ben franklin, the walt, and the betsy ross. >> and any time a crash occurs or is cleared another one pops up. thanks. >> here's live look at wilmington along i h-95 there.

del dot officials say they have 500 trucks and plows out on the roads and keep a safe distance to let workers do their job safely. show us how it's affecting things in your neighborhood. if you see it, share it by sending pictures and video through the nbc 10 app. that's also where you can get the latest forecast and alerts for as long as this storm happens. we'll have more continuing coverage of this winter storm starting in about 25 minutes. we'll see you then.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, nor'easter 2018. over 40 million americans hunkering down for a winter weather wallop. more than a foot of snow and heavy winds expected in the northeast after a historic snowfall in the south. thousands of flights cancelled. schools up and down the east coast closed. we're live with the latest. plus, getting by with a little help from your friends. come on, jenna! day three of our start today series has me and jenna partnering up at the gym for a different kind of workout. it feels good, and it is more fun together. >> that's the bottom line. >> how buddying up could be your

best bet. and post production. >> do you have the papers? >> hollywood heavyweights meryl streep and tom hanks join us in studio 1a to talk "the post" and how the story is relevant as ever today, thursday, january 4th, 2018. >> we're triplets from texas on the "today" show. >> celebrating my college graduation on the plaza. >> the snow can't stop us today. >> i'm 40, i'm fabulous and i'm freezing. >> we came all the way here! >> we came all the way from oklahoma. >> to see savannah and hoda. >> morning, everyone. welcome back to "today." it's snowing out there. thursday morning. the whole east coast is either getting it or going to get it. the south really had some snow. >> we're going to get our boots on and we're getting in it, too.

we'll say hey in a little bit. >> we are. we'll get to your news at 8:00. it's the storm that tops us off. it's started pelting the east coast, wiping out traction, visibility and travel plans for a lot of us. schools closed from georgia to new england. our team coverage starts with nbc's catie beck in norfolk this morning. good morning. >> reporter: hi. we are still under a blizzard warning here in norfolk, virginia. we are seeing wind gusts at 35 miles an hour. somewhere between 8 to 10 inches of snow on the ground here. this unusual winter weather is basically bringing the south to a standstill this morning. widespread school closures, business closures, highways, tunnels, bridges basically deserted at this hour. airport cancellations up and down the southeast. another major concern right now is power outages as thousands remain without power due to this storm. they are now battling the frigid temperatures without heat. that is something that crews are working to address very diligently, as these

temperatures fall here in norfolk. now as we said earlier, this storm is going to pass through the south by mid-morning and head north. it is only going to intensify as it goes. savannah? >> catie, thank you so much. the nation's largest school system here in new york city is among those shut down today. nbc's craig melvin is in central park, where the wind and snow are starting to pick up. hey, craig. good morning. >> reporter: and the temperature has dropped, as well, hoda. it's now 23 degrees. i'd say roughly an inch or so has fallen so far, but the wind gusts have started. they are expecting 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts in and around parts of new york today. you mentioned the city's school system being shut down. school systems in connecticut and new jersey quickly followed suit. amtrak running on a modified schedule throughout the northeast. and the majority of flights out of laguardia and out of newark international, those flights have been cancelled. as you can see here in central

park though, the runners, the dog walkers that usually populate this park this time of morning, they've decided to sit this one out. in addition to the wind and the snow, the big story is going to be the bone chilling cold that follows. they are expecting single digit temperatures in and around the city tomorrow. wind chills well below zero, hoda. >> craig in central park. stay warm. thank you. let's turn to al now. he's going to tell us what we can expect. >> we were telling you yesterday how we thought this would intensify rapidly, create bombogenesis. well, that's happened. it has to drop 24 millibars in 24 hours. it's dropped 43 millibars and it's moved a little closer to the coast. so we're seeing more effects inland. washington, d.c. up to albany. this is going to continue to track up to the north. right now, we've got blizzard warnings for parts of the mid-atlantic states, norfolk, atlantic city, all the way into new jersey for today. then through tomorrow for new

england, those blizzard warnings from boston all the way up into maine. we're going to be watching this very closely as it pushes up. snow for the mid-atlantic states. this afternoon, it'll continue to tonight, and then the brutally cold air will start being drawn in behind this system. we're looking for anywhere from about 4 to 6 inches of snow from the peninsula to the mid-atlantic states. then we're going to be expecting anywhere from 1 to 2 inches. 3 to 6 for philadelphia. new york, 5 to 9 inches. hartford, connecticut, will see 9 inches. providence, 8 to 12. portland, 10 to 15. boston, 8 to 12. with snow falling quickly, we could see higher amounts. it may be an overachiever as we start to see the day wear on. guys? >> al, thank you so much. politics now. this split between the president and his former chief strategist

steve bannon is getting even more hostile. overnight, a trump lawyer sent bannon a cease and desist letter, warning of legal action for allegedly breaching a non-disclosure agreement. bannon is quoted in a new book saying, among other things, that a 2016 meeting between donald trump junior and russian operatives was treasonous. the meeting took place before bannon joined the team. the president fired back wednesday, said when bannon was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind. that's a quote. however, on his radio show last night, bannon says he still supports the president and called him a great man. we should mention, michael wolff, who wrote "the fire and fury inside the trump white house," will be here tomorrow morning for an exclusive, live interview. we'll turn to hoda for the morning boost. >> here we go, girl. we've been talking a lot about the powerball and the mega millions jackpots, but this morning, we have another lottery story. this is about a new jersey mom

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